Drawing on the community health literacy assessment framework, health literacy assets and gaps are assessed among 50 faith-based organizations in Accra, Ghana. Specifically, the study assessed (1) how the organizations defined health literacy, (2) the strategies used in identifying health literacy ...
Health literacy and health behaviors assessment form of village working-age people to modify health behaviors (Thai). Ministry of Public Health, Thailand. 2020. http://www.hed.go.th/linkHed/403 Accessed 20 March 2021. Auttama N, Seangpraw K. Factors Predictor Health literacy among older ...
Health Literacy, Self-Efficacy, and Patients' Assessment of Medical Disclosure and Consent Documentation Health Commun 27(6):581–590Donovan-Kicken E, Mackert M, Guinn TD, Tollison AC, Breckinridge B, Pont SJ. Health literacy, self- efficacy, and patients' assessment of medical disclosure and ...
health literacymedical educationpatient‐centred careHealth literacy (HL) has been widely referenced as a determinant of health outcomes, making the assessment of low HL a fundamental step to plan educational interventions. This study aimed to translate and adapt the Short Assessment of Health Literacy...
A recent validation study comparing three measurement scales for HL among adolescents, namely, the HLSAC, the Health Literacy Assessment Scale for Adolescents (HAS-A) and the 16-item European Health Literacy Survey questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q16), supported the use of the HLSAC to assess HL during...
Health literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals can obtain, process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. An estimated 90 million people in the U.S. have marginal health literacy. The Institute of Medicine and the U.S. ...
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to develop a Korean Health Literacy Assessment Tool (KHLAT) and to encourage researchers in the public health education field to look at the concept of health literacy as one of the possible strategies to design and develop more effective health education...
Assessment of health literacy and HPV knowledge among university students: An observational study Health literacy (HL) level is related to promotion of health, improved health behaviors, and early diagnosis of diseases, as well as the appropriate use of... Elif enocak Tai,Dilat Ba,Simge Kayak,...
Health literacy refers to an individual's ability to understand healthcare information to make appropriate decisions. Healthcare professionals are obligated to make sure that patients understand information to maximize the benefits of healthcare. The National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) provides ...
there is no clear “consensus” on HL measurement but a convergence to more comprehensive tools. Giving attention to this finding can help to offer direction towards the development of comparable and reliable health literacy assessment tools that effectively respond to the informational needs of populat...